Day 34 – July 9, 2001 – We spent the morning in Tok doing laundry and trying to get the wheel repaired on Ken’s car. Judging by the price the welding shop charged to do the repair, they are part of the lobby to keep the Taylor Highway in its current condition. But they did go ahead and fix it right away so we were able to get on the road by noon. The road from Tok to Glennallen was mostly flat and good pavement so the trip went pretty fast. We were running alongside some gorgeous mountains, including one with a 16,000 foot peak, but fortunately, didn’t have to go through or over them. The clouds were so heavy that the photos of the mountains didn’t turn out – snow, clouds, and white sky all blend together. The last 16 miles of the road was under construction and was pretty rough. They were putting in culverts so there was a pavement cut every 400 feet. Even at our speed, it was bone rattling. We made it to the cabins in Glennallen around 6:00 pm, had a fast-food kind of supper, and crashed fairly early. When I made the reservations here, I was told that these cabins were designed for people who wanted to have a “roughing it” experience in Alaska – the bathrooms were across the way. After some of the outhouses we’ve seen (and used), we considered a hot shower and a flush toilet to be luxuries, even if we had to cross a parking lot to get to them.





